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Every Day I Read

53 Ways to Get Closer to Books
By Hwang Bo-reum
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From the internationally bestselling author of Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop comes a warm and reflective collection of essays about reading, language, and life. Why do we read? What is it that we hope to take away from the intimate, personal experience of reading for pleasure?... Read More
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From the internationally bestselling author of Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop comes a warm and reflective collection of essays about reading, language and life

From the internationally bestselling author of Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop comes a warm and reflective collection of essays about reading, language and life

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From the internationally bestselling author of Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop comes a warm and reflective collection of essays about reading, language, and life.

Why do we read? What is it that we hope to take away from the intimate, personal experience of reading for pleasure?

Rarely do we ask these profound, expansive questions of ourselves and our relationship to the joy of reading. But in this gentle, philosophical collection celebrating books, reading, and language, Hwang Bo-reum doesn’t just tell us, but shows us what living a life immersed in reading means.

Every Day I Read provides many quiet moments for introspection and reflection, encouraging book-lovers to explore what reading means to each of us. While this is a book about books, at its heart is an attitude to life, one outside capitalism and climbing the corporate ladder. Readers and non-readers will take away something from it, including a treasure trove of book recommendations blended seamlessly within.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526692801

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 23 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Contributors:

  • Translated by Shanna Tan
  • Translated by Shanna Tan

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 296g

Pages: 240

Collections

Biography & Memoir Hwang Bo-reum Mindset & Self Help New Year, New You Non-Fiction Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Hwang Bo-reum studied Computer Science and worked as a software engineer. She is the author of the bestselling Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop (tr. Shanna Tan, Bloomsbury, 2023) and has authored several essay collections: Every Day I Read, Trying Kickboxing for the First Time, The Perfect Distance and Simple Living.

Shanna Tan is a literary translator working from Korean, Chinese and Japanese into English. Her translations include the bestselling Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-reum. Born and raised in Singapore, she is currently spending some time in Bangkok.

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